- The main prominent activities of the organization:
The VWU is a socio-political organization, representing the legal and legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese women of all strata. The VWU strives for women’s development and gender equality. The VWU implements its functions and duties through activities such as:
- Providing communication, education and mobilization of women to implement laws and policies, uphold fine virtues and enhance their capacity and awareness.
- Mobilizing and assisting women in nurturing happy and sustainable families.
- Mobilizing and assisting women in economic development, sustainable poverty reduction and environmental protection.
- Advising, proposing, participating in the development of laws and policies on gender equality and social counter arguments to such laws, and monitoring enforcement.
- Building and developing a stronger VWU organization.
- Strengthening international relations and cooperation.
2. The main responsibilities of the participant: As an officer of the International Relations Department, I am in charge of duties as follow:
- Carrying out activities to set up and strengthen relationship between the VWU and women’s organizations and international organizations working in the field of gender equality for the development of women.
- Organizing workshops, seminars, conferences, training courses on topics relating to women, gender equality, development and foreign affairs.
- Designing, implementing, promoting and coordinating project activities funded and supported by international community to help women and children, who are poor, disadvantaged and vulnerable in rural and remote areas, improve their lives and their status in society in Vietnam.
- Contributing ideas to the draft of laws, policies, programs, national strategies and plans particularly those related to women, gender equality and sustainable development.
- Conducting communication and sharing experiences to international partners & friends on VWU activities.
- Studying, exchanging and consolidating international best practices & initiatives on gender equality, women’s empowerment to disseminate within the VWU network (staff & members).